Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-19
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cipiine Ohanso Postponed.
In accordance with immemorisl custom
the Frisnds' Yearly Meeting Ia Philadel-
phia suspended business sessions Thurs
day and religions services occupied the
entire morning. Addresses we're delivered
at all the meetings, Isaac Wilson, the
most prominent OF the visiting Friends
now In the city, speaking at Green street.
The mems meeting devoted the after.
noon to discussion of the legacy Of half
million left by John NJ. George to
found school, and the women, after con-
sidering the same subject, both meetings
having appointed committee 70 accept
the money, took mp the alterations In the
discipline, one relating to marriage, the
other to the displacement of the term
hireling as applied to paid preachers and
the substitution for il of declaration In
favor of free gospel"
At night the education of the Freed
men drew together number OF Friends
and the society listened with interest TO
reports from Aiken and Mount Pleasant.
Addresses were delivered by Friends
Samuel j. Ash, Lydia Schoheld, Mrs.
\ Sarah j. Ash, her sister, Louisa j..
| Roberts, Isaac Martindale, Phoebe Grit
fifth and others.
Officers of the society were elected az
| follows: Chairman, Howard M. Jenkins;
Secretary, Sarah j. Ash; Treasurer,
Henry NJ. Laing; Corresponding Score
| tary, Lydia SchoHeld (, Executive Commit
tee, Edward Il. Magill, William Lloyd,
Samuel ]. Ash, Sarah ii. Peirce, George
L. Marsh, Alfred Paschall and Amos Hill.
born.
The Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Of
/ Friends which has been sitting during the
past week, adjourned Friday. In con,
/ nection with the report OF the educational
committee an advisory committee was ap-
| pointed TO assist the treasurer In the charge
i OF the John M. George legacy, amounting
i to about &600, 900, left to build a Friends
boarding school. Reports were made By
the Indian committee and also BY the com,
mittee on the education OF the colored
people Of the south, and they were con
tinued TO labor as the way may open.
Robert Hatton expressed concern to vlsi
Friends In Great Britain and Ireland, HI
had a minute from his monthly meeting
and quarterly meetings. A committee wa
appointed to make arrangements for bill
visit.
The committee on the change OF disci
pine to take the census every yearreportet
that way did not open to make any change
The committee on the change In thu
fourth query against renting property To-
the sale OF intoxicating beverages, and sign
ing petitions for licenses, and an advice
| against the use of tobacco and the oulti
walton, manufacturing and sale Of the same
made report In favor Of both Of these, ant
they were accepted with great unanimit
and directed to be inserted In the book o
| discipline.
The report of another committee on yari
Gus changes Of the discipline was read
After considerable discussion It was con
eluded to postpone the consideration OF tn
subject till next year.
The closing minute was read as follows
"a feeling oflove, forbearance and Christia
charity has been plainly manifest through
out our several sittings, and, under II
cementing influence, We now adjourn :
: meet again next year II consistent with th
} divine will"
At the opening of the women's mornin
I session the consideration Of the changes 1
l | the discipline reported on the Fifth day wa
/ continued. These related principally to th
expunging Of the words 'hireling mir
lstry." Ellen Croasdale OF Byberry. EliHabet
Lloyd and many others spoke upon til
. subject, when the clerk read her summar
minute considering the changes to b
adopted, but acknowledging that they wei
not adopted in entire unity.
An epistle was read to be sent to Gonese
Ohio, Baltimore and Illinois Yearly NEE
: ings.
Mems meeting sent Ia delegation Ii
7 forming the meeting that they had pos
8 | poned the consideration Of the changes
the discipline, which had occupied so mnc
1 time and attention In this meeting and ha
! at length been adopted. Women Friend
therefore, RECONSTRUCTED their action, nm
= postponed the further consideration to na'
g year, as the discipline requires unite
action.